Henry gallager



(No Model.)

} H. GALLAGER.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 364,007. Patented May 31, 1887-.

. INVENTOR: 26 J ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GALLAGER, or sAvANNAH, GEORGIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,007, dated May 31,1887.

5 Application filed April 14, 1887. Serial No. 234,779. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY GALLAGER, of Savannah, in the county ofOhatham and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Car-Couplings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved car-coupling,

and seeks to provide a simple novel construcof the several operativeparts, the draw-head being shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 3is avertical longitudinal section drawn alongside thecoupling-pin,mainlever,handle-lever, and

In connecting the 'pin D and lever G, I bifurcate the forward end of thelever 0, forming arms 1 l, the upper sides of which are rounded, forminga curved seat for the head I or lugs 2 of the pin D,which latter hasgrooves or mortises 3 in its opposite sides to receive the arms 1, andforming the shoulders or lugs 2, which bear on said arms. By thedescribed construction the pin may be raised by the movement of the mainlever, and said pin has a limited movement or adjustment along the leverto compensate for the variation in lines of movement of said parts. Thepin is held in place between the arms 1 by means of bolt E, extendedbetween the forward ends of such arms, and said bolt also, bypreference, forms the pivot of handle-lever F, which has a forwardextension at f beyond such pivot E. This extensionfpivots on theupwardly-projected rib or flange G of the drawhead, as shown, and theunder side of lever F is con formed to the upper side of the main leverand A cord, H, which may bealinked 55 tion, I, leading at one end to thelocomotivei and at the other end into the conductors car, so that incase of accident either one .of said officers can instantly detach theseveral cars.

It is also designed to provide a cord, 45, connected with the couplingof theconducto'rs car, and extended thence into said car, so, in case ofaccident, the conductors car can be detached from the rest and instantlybraked to avoid injury to the occupants of said car.

. Near its rear end the main lever has a shoulder, J, and a trip, K, ispivotally supported at 70, and has a portion or extension, j, arrangedto engage the shoulder J of the main lever. This trip is so formed thatits normal tendency is to swing into position to cause its part j toengage the shoulder J, and is preferably formed with a front or impactwing,x, and a rear or weight wing, 1 asshown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The operation is simple and will be readily understood.

When in coupled position, as shown in Fig. 2, and it is desired touncouple, it will be seen that the starting movement is effected throughthe aid of part F, by which a strong leverage maybe obtained to startthe pin. When once started, the pin may be moved easily, as the linkwill bear against the beveled'or rounded lower end of the pin at z, andthereby assist in its upward movement. lnVhen the pin is raised touncoupled position,the trip will engage the shoulder J and secure theparts in uncoupled position until an entering link engages and releasesthe trip, allowing the main lever and the pin to fall, as will beobvious from the drawings. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is? 1.Thecombination of the main lever, pivoially supported at its rear end,the pin sup- Ice pended from the forward end ofthe said lever, and thehandlelever, pivoted to the forward end of the main lever and having anexten- V sion, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the pivoted main lever having its free end formedwith arms 1, and the pin having its upper end fitted between said armsand provided with shoulders bearing above and below the same, wherebythe lever may serve to positively move the pin up or down, substantiallyas set forth.

3. The combination of the draw-head, the lever O, pivoted and having ashoulder, as J, on its under side adjacent to said pivot, the pinsupported on the free'end of the lever, and the trip pivoted and whollyincased within the draw-head and having its upper end arranged to engagethe shoulder J, all substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the main lever, pivoted at one end and having itsother end bifurcated, the pin suspended from the main lever, the bolt E,serving to retain the pin on the main lever, and the handle-leverpivoted on bolt E, substantially as set forth.

5. The draw -head having projection G, combined with the main and handlelevers, the pin, the bolt E, and the trip, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of the draw-head, the lever G, havingarms 1 at itsforward end and having its rear end pivoted to theidraw-head, andprovided near such rear end with shoulder J, the pin D having grooves 3and fitted between the arms 1 of lever C, and the trip pivoted andincased within the draW-head,and formed with impact-wing a: andweight-wing y,in rear of said impact-wing, substantially as set forth.

7. The improvement in car-couplings, comprising the lever havingshoulder J, the pin supported by said lever, and the trip formed with animpactwing, x, and with a weight-- wing, 1, arranged in rear of andseparated from the impact-wing, substantially as set forth.

8. The car-coupling herein described, comprising the main lever havingarms 1 and shoulder J, the pin having head 2, the lever F, havingextension f, and the trip having portionj and wings w and 1,substantially as set forth.

HENRY GALLAGER. \Vitnesses:

HENRY PRECHT, T. A. ZOOOKS.

